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Hinds Community College Celebrates Centennial

Hinds Community College inwards Raymond, Mississippi is celebrating the centennial of its founding inwards 1917 every bit Hinds County Agricultural High School.  The start college classes were offered inwards 1922.  The elevate was changed to Hinds Junior College inwards 1958.  Branch campuses were opened inwards Jackson inwards 1970 together with inwards Vicksburg inwards 1975.  There was a merger amongst Utica Junior College inwards 1982.  The elevate changed from Hinds Junior College to Hinds Community College inwards 1982.  

H5N1 culminating Centennial Gala is scheduled for Nov 4, 2017.  You tin strength out view the college website for a timeline of cardinal historical dates or photographs together with other information related to the centennial.

Mary Holmes College: 10Th Anniversary Of The Closing

Andrew Hazzard reports for The Dispatch on the read an before post on the that in addition to highlighted the institution.

Catholic Higher Didactics Inwards The American South, 1830-1930

Kathryn Mary Wrightson's 2003 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Georgia, Toward a History of Catholic Higher Education inwards the American South:  Essays on Sources in addition to Context, is available for those interested inwards the history of southern colleges.  The writer identified fifty-five Catholic institutions that opened during the catamenia betwixt 1830-1930.  Ten of these are withal operating in addition to the others tended to unopen later on brief periods due to the isolation in addition to poverty of the areas served.

 Wrightson begins amongst an overview of 19th century religious life inwards the region.  The 3rd chapter provides brief historical sketches of the Catholic colleges founded inwards nine states.  The 4th in addition to 5th chapters focus respectively on the structures in addition to "souls" of Catholic colleges.  She concludes past times analyzing institutional success in addition to closure inwards a multifariousness of ways.  Wrightson equally good includes comments on the acre of available sources for data in addition to offers useful suggestions for additional research.
Mississippi Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

Mississippi Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that convey closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot Federal Reserve annotation a bespeak for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or larn out a comment below.

An index amongst links to classify pages for other states in addition to countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook grouping or you lot tin stance and follow multiple boards on Pinterest or in that place is a board specifically devoted to Mississippi colleges.

Thanks for your involvement in addition to suggestions!

Historical Marking For Okolona College (Ms)

Lena Mitchell has an article from July 27, 2014 on the djournal.com spider web site roofing the unveiling of a roadside marking commemorating the history of Okolona College inward northern Mississippi.
Mitchell writes that, "Nellie Minor Adams, a graduate of the high schoolhouse inward 1945 together with the college inward 1947, read the inscription from the historical marker:  The Okolona Normal together with Industrial School was founded inward 1902 past times doc Wallace A. Battle. It educated African-Americans through high schoolhouse together with provided industrial preparation for immature adults. At its peak the school’s enrollment topped 200 students annually. In 1921, the schoolhouse became affiliated amongst the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi together with a fellow member of the American Church Institute for Negroes. The schoolhouse changed its cite to Okolona College inward 1934 together with shut inward 1965.”
See an before post service on the amongst links to photographs together with other resources.

Mary Holmes Seminary (Ms)...A History At Hbcustory

Pamela Foster posted a fascinating history of Mary Holmes Seminary at HBSCUStory.  The establishment was founded inwards Jackson, MS inwards 1892 every 2nd Mary Holmes Seminary to prepare immature women.  The edifice was destroyed past times burn downwardly inwards 1897 together with was rebuilt inwards West Point, MS.  Mary Holmes became coeducational inwards 1932.  It was affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church together with subsequently struggling financially trustees voted to suspend operations for autumn 2003.

John Wesley Beeson As Well As The Beeson Colleges

I stumbled across a reference to James T. Dawson's hardcover history of John Wesley Beeson several days agone in addition to am delighted to larn to a greater extent than well-nigh the Beeson family's involvement alongside higher instruction inwards the South.

The majority volition sure enough involvement anyone who seeks specific data on East Mississippi Female College, Meridian Male College, or Meridian Woman's College.  Dawson weaves together a narrative alongside numerous photographs, architectural sketches of campus buildings, in addition to selections from diverse yearbooks.

Dawson is likewise successful on only about other degree inwards describing only about of the approaches used yesteryear J.W. Beeson in addition to other members of his identify unit of measurement involved inwards the management of the institutions.  A brother, Malcolm Alfred Beason, served equally president of Meridan Male College until 1914, afterward serving equally a faculty fellow member in addition to dean of agriculture at Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College, Stillwater, OK.  J.W. initially focused his unloose energy on Meridian Women's College in addition to ultimately moved from Meridian, MS.  He pursued other successful ventures after 1919, especially alongside insurance, though he in addition to his heirs maintain to bring a pregnant touching on on higher instruction equally reflected inwards major gifts to back upward Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and the Beeson International Center at Asbury Theological Seminary.

The majority tin survive purchased from the Lauderdale County (MS) Department of Archives in addition to History inwards Meridian, MS for $20 addition shipping/handling.

Chickasaw Woman Somebody College (Ms)

Chickasaw Female College inward Pontotoc, MS was initially founded equally Pontotoc Female Academy inward 1836.  The establishment was later on affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church after 1852 together with ultimately shut inward 1936.
The Mississippi State University Libraries digital collections include 2 Chickasaw Female College catalogs from the 1890-1891 together with 1902-1903 academic years.

Okolona College (Mississippi)

Okolona Industrial School was founded inwards Okolona, MS inwards 1902 past times Wallace A. Battle to render normal in addition to industrial instruction for African-American immature people.  Wallace led the schoolhouse until 1927 when he became Field Secretary for the American Church Institute for Negroes.  His wife, Effie T. Battle in addition to then led the school.  The mention was changed to Okolona College inwards 1932.  Effie Battle departed in addition to A.M. Strange was elected past times trustees to atomic number 82 the institution.  In 1965, the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi decided to take back upwards in addition to the establishment presently closed.
H5N1 fascinating study of the Okolona site was published inwards 1997 past times The Small Town Center, a unit of measurement at the fourth dimension of the School of Architecture at Mississippi State University.  The illustration written report of possible uses included an assessment of the existing buildings along amongst scale models for diverse alternatives.  The National Council of Negro Women had previously purchased the site in addition to was hoping to prepare facilities to serve multiple needs of the arrangement in addition to the town of Okolona.  

Several to a greater extent than recent images of the Okolona College site accept been posted on Panoramio.


Civil Nation Of War Impacts Colleges


Michael David Cohen comments on the Civil War as well as the deport upon on colleges for the New York Times.  South Carolina College (Columbia, SC), Pennsylvania College (Gettysburg, PA), Wesleyan Female College (Macon, GA), Columbian College (D.C.), as well as Corona Female College (Corinth, MS) are mentioned.

Gulf Common College For Women (Ms)



Gulf Park College was founded inward 1919 in addition to unopen inward 1971.  The establishment was located inward Long Beach, MS in addition to was too known every bit Gulf Park College for Women in addition to Gulf Park Junior College.  The campus is right away used past times the University of Southern Mississippi.  

The Mississippi Digital Library Gulf Park College collection, hosted past times the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries, includes almost 300 photos of students in addition to images of historical documents.

The Preservation inward Mississippi website offers several photos from 2010 in addition to a dainty map of the campus.


Fifty volumes of The Sea Gull [1922 through 1971] are available through the Internet Archive inward a multifariousness of formats.


Mississippi Industrial College (Holly Springs, Ms)


Sarah B. Gilliam posted several haunting images of Mississippi Industrial College on her weblog inwards Feb 2012.  The establishment operated from 1906-1982 inwards Holly Springs, MS in addition to was associated amongst the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.


The Preservation inwards Mississippi website too offers a slide present in addition to map of the campus.

Wesley College (Mississippi)

Mississippi's Clarion Ledger reports that Wesley College inward Florence, MS volition live on closing.
The establishment was founded inward 1944 yesteryear the Congregational Methodist Church every 2d Dallas Bible School. Otho Jennings served every 2d the starting fourth dimension Superintendent until August when W.E. Bruce was selected. Bruce served inward the position until 1953.

The Congregational Methodist Church in addition to therefore acquired Westminster College inward Tehuacana, Texas, from the Methodist Protestant Church in addition to relocated the schoolhouse to the site in addition to adopted the name. Then inward 1972, holding was acquired inward Florence Mississippi in addition to the college was relocated to newly constructed facilities. In 1976 the get upward was changed from Westminster College to Wesley College. In 2004, Lance Sherer became president of the college.
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